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<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading">Default Value: </b><br></th>
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    <td><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1#word-spacing">CSS1: Sect 5.4.1</a><br> 
        <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/text.html#spacing-props">CSS2: Sect 16.4</a>,
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<dt><big><b class="mainheading">What is it?</b></big>
    <dd>This property controls the space <em>in addition to</em> the default
        spacing between words in a given section. Values may be negative.
        The <b class="alert">justify</b> value to the <b class="property">align</b>
        property may influence the effects of this property.
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<dt><br><big><b class="mainheading">Allowed Values</b></big>
<dt><b class="subheading">inherit</b></dt>
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    [<b class="s">N6</b>|<b><i class="fs">O4</i></b>|<b class="s">S1</b>]</dt>
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Type:</b> Explicit</dd>
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.</dd>

<dt><b class="subheading">normal</b></dt>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">CSS1</i></b>|<b class="s">CSS2</b>|<b class="s">CSS2.1</b>] 
    [<b class="s">IE6</b>|<b class="s">N6</b>|<b><i class="fs">O3.5</i></b>|<b class="s">S1</b>]</dt>
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Type:</b> Explicit</dd>
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This value specifies that the current font or browser default word
        spacing will be used.</dd>

<dt><b class="subheading">[length]</b></dt>
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    <dd><b class="l3heading">Type:</b> Explicit</dd>
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        The length value is an amount in <em>addition</em> to the browser default
        space between words. Any of the standard <a href="../../syntax/units/rellength.htm">Relative</a>
        or <a href="../../syntax/units/abslength.htm">Absolute</a> Length
        Units may be used. Negative values are allowed, but browsers may have
        limits to behavior in such situations.</dd>
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<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Example</b></big>
    <dd><div class="example">Ext/Doc: <b class="selector">h5.xwide</b> {
        <span class="property">word-spacing:</span> 0.4em }</div>
    <dd><div class="example">In-Line:&#160; &lt;<b class="tagname">h5</b> <span
        class="tagattrib">STYLE</span>=&quot;<span class="property">word-spacing:</span>
        0.4em&quot;&gt;this is a test&lt;/<b class="tagname">h5</b>&gt;</div>
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<big><b class="mainheading">Notes</b></big>
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    <li><b class="alert">CSS1 Conformance:</b> Browsers may treat any value
        of this property as if it was set to "normal."
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<big><b class="mainheading">Browser Peculiarities</b></big>
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    <li>[Reported elsewhere] <b class="alert">Internet Explorer:</b>
        Macintosh versions of IE supported this property as far back as version 4.0.
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